DWI charge lodged against driver of damaged truck missing tire

TOWN OF LOCKPORT – A Beach Ridge Road man was charge with driving while intoxicated early Friday after Niagara County sheriff’s deputies noticed his vehicle was heavily damaged and missing a rear tire while on the Lockport Bypass.

Thomas J. Deville Jr., 30, was pulled over at 1 a.m. and also charged with no headlights and leaving the scene of a property-damage accident. Deputies said they discovered a damaged telephone pole on Hinman Road, with a section of Deville’s truck next to it.